He Built an Empire Bigger Than the Mafia Expected — Then Vanished

Frank Matthews built one of the largest independent narcotics networks in America, then disappeared in 1973 before his federal case could reach its ending.

This CrimeTownTV episode follows his rise from North Carolina to New York, the money, the surveillance, the Las Vegas trips, the federal pressure, and the mystery that still surrounds his disappearance.

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